The New Pioneers by Tania Ellis

New times create new needs – and new needs require new solutions. The New Pioneers is a practical guide for capitalists and idealists on how to navigate in the new economic world order. Follow the road to sustainable business success paved by first-mover companies and pioneering social entrepreneurs. Watch the video trailer here, read more about the book here, and watch recent interviews about the book with Channel NewsAsia here and MakeChangeTV here. The New Pioneers has been listed on Cambridge’s international “Top 40 Sustainability Books”, and has most recently been published in Thai. In February/March 2012 Tania Ellis visited Thailand and Singapore to promote The New Pioneers.

Praise for the book

The world is changing and the new pioneers are the ones changing it. If you want to make sense of what's happening - or even better, if you want to help make it happen - read this book. It's a handbook for the global revolution!

Alan M. Webber, Co-founder, Fast Company

This is a book that informs and inspires, reminding us that a better world is not only possible, but is already being created. It is an insightful window on a remarkable movement - and a call to action for us all.

Dr Wayne Visser, CSR International

If you are joining the social entrepreneurship revolution, or seeking to apply its principles in a mainstream business setting, this insightful and incredibly well researched book sets out the rules of the road ahead.

John Grant, Author

[It]... will go a long way to inspiring others to lead further into the future. It comprises exciting opportunities of engaging new actors and forging new partnerships to improve the state of the world.

Prof. Klaus Schwab, World Economic Forum

Packed with case studies and guided by the principles which inform them it shows how companies are leveraging their competitive advantage and building innovative business models.

Richard S. Gillies, Marks & Spencer

The New Pioneers needs to be not only read - but more importantly acted on - by all of us at the frontiers of building and giving life to the new economy.

Tony Manwaring, Tomorrow's Company

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